(ThyBlackMan.com) “Universal basic income (UBI) is a model for providing all citizens of a country or other geographic area with a given sum of money, regardless of their income, resources or employment status. The purpose of the UBI is to prevent or reduce poverty and increase equality among citizens. UBI is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am quite confident that if you were to ask any random member of the so-called “conscious community” to list the most fundamental reason that Black America so frequently finds itself in a marginalized position, the vast majority would summarize our miserable state with a single word, integration. If only ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump is producing the kind of shoot-the-moon economic recovery that we last saw under Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. He’s copied a lot from the Reagan playbook: Deregulate; cut taxes; promote American energy. He should also think about adopting another Reaganite initiative: Let American companies grow, merge, restructure and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Demagogue Louis Farrakhan is at it again. The Nation of Islam leader delivered an incendiary speech at Saviours’ Day 2018, an annual gathering for his followers in Chicago. Farrakhan attacked whites, Jews and President Trump. He said: “White folks are going down. And Satan is going down. And Farrakhan, by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The science fiction fantasy novel A Wrinkle in Time, written in 1962 by Madeleine L’Engle, won the prestigious Newbery Medal. The author had a fascination with quantum physics and her novel reflected that interest as it explored themes of good versus evil. Initially, over 20 publishers turned down the book. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “On this day in 1857, Mary Gordon, a “free” black child of about 2 years old, was bound out as an apprentice to Stuart C. Slaven until age 18 to learn the business of housekeeping. Slaven was ordered to pay Mary $25 when she reached the age of 18; Mary died ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Music is one of the most important parts of filmmaking that should never be taken lightly. There are plenty of reasons why music should be given as much importance in the film. When you are making your next film project, you have to fully understand its importance before you proceed. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Are Blacks intentional targets of police brutality? Whites say no. However, African-Americans argue, of course, they are! And point out; does the name Philando Castile ring a bell? As racial unrest continues, the barbaric behavior of law enforcement officials, long feared by civil rights leaders, is now a reality. Thus; ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, many states including the ones here in The South are already romanticizing the idea of arming these already unqualified, hostile, and vicious white nationalist female teachers to “protect them from being shot up” When I first heard about this story online, my ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Regular line markings on sports pitches have been in existence since the 19th century! This coincided with the formation of the Rugby Football Union and the Football Association. Each governing body started to introduce their own rules and regulations, which led to different pitch markings for the different sports. Also, ...